64th (2013-14) Annual Report UNION PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION Dholpur House, Shahjahan Road New Delhi – 110069 http: //www.upsc.gov.in The Union Public Service Commission have the privilege to present before the President their Sixty Fourth Report as required under Article 323(1) of the Constitution. This Report covers the period from April 1, 2013 (Chaitra 11, 1935 Saka) to March 31, 2014 (Chaitra 10, 1936 Saka). Annual Report 2013-14 Contents List of abbreviations ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- (ix) Composition of the Commission during the year 2013-14 ----------------------------- (xi) List of Chapters Chapter Heading Page No. 1 Highlights 1-3 2 Brief History and Workload over the years 5-10 3 Recruitment by Examinations 11-19 4 Direct Recruitment by Selection 21-27 5 Recruitment Rules, Service Rules and Mode of Recruitment 29-31 6 Promotions and Deputations 33-40 7 Representation of candidates belonging to Scheduled Castes, Scheduled 41-44 Tribes, Other Backward Classes and Persons with Disabilities 8 Disciplinary Cases 45-46 9 Delays in implementing advice of the Commission 47-48 10 Non-acceptance of the Advice of the Commission by the Government 49-70 11 Administration and Finance 71-72 12 Miscellaneous 73-77 Acknowledgement 79 List of Appendices Appendix Subject Page No. 1 Profiles of Hon’ble Chairman and Hon’ble Members of the Commission. 81-88 2 Recommendations made by the Commission – Relating to suitability of 89 candidates/officials. 3 Recommendations made by the Commission – Relating to Exemption 89 cases, Service matters, Seniority etc. 4 Recruitment by Examinations – Details of recommendations made during 90 the year 2013-14 for Civil Services/Posts. v Union Public Service Commission Annual Report 2013-14 Appendix Subject Page No. 5 Recruitment by Examinations – Details of recommendations made during 91 the year 2013-14 for Defence Services/Posts. 6 Examinations conducted by the Commission in the year 2013-14. 92 7 Examinations conducted by the Commission in the year 2012-13 but 93 completed/finalized in the Year 2013-14. 8 Number of candidates recommended during the year 2013-14 through 94 Reserve List in respect of examinations in which Reserve List Rule is applicable. 9 Direct Recruitment by Selection – Position, at a glance, on the number of 95 cases/posts for which requisitions were received and recommendations made during 2013-14. 10 Services covered by examinations held during the year 2013-14. 96-100 11 Presidents of Personality Test Boards for various Examinations. 101-102 12 Statement showing the number of candidates who appeared in Civil 103-104 Services (Main) Examination – 2012 and 2013 with Literature of an Indian Language/Foreign Language as an optional subject. 13 Comparative statement showing the medium of examination (Indian 105-108 Languages/English) of candidates who appeared in Civil Services (Main) Examinations – 2012 and 2013. 14 Civil Services (Main) Examination – 2012: Profile of candidates. 109-121 15 Number of candidates, University/Institution-wise, appeared vis-à-vis 122-132 the number of candidates recommended and success rate of candidates on the basis of Civil Services (Main) Examination, 2012. 16 Engineering Services Examination – 2012: Profile of candidates. 133-140 17 Number of candidates, University/Institution-wise, attended the 141-144 personality test vis-à-vis the number of candidates recommended on the basis of Engineering Services Examination, 2012. 18 Engineering Services Examination – 2013: Profile of candidates. 145-152 19 Number of candidates, University/Institution-wise, attended the 153-156 personality test vis-à-vis the number of candidates recommended on the basis of Engineering Services Examination, 2013. 20 Indian Forest Service Examination, 2012 - Profile of Candidates. 157-165 21 Indian Forest Service Examination, 2013 - Profile of Candidates. 166-175 22 Number of Engineering, Medical, Scientific & Technical and Non-Technical 176 posts, Ministry-wise, for which requisitions were received during the year 2013-14. vi Union Public Service Commission Annual Report 2013-14 Appendix Subject Page No. 23 Number of Engineering, Medical, Scientific and Technical and Non- 177 Technical posts, Ministry-wise, which were advertised during the year 2013-14. 24 Details of cases in which requisitions were cancelled after advertisement 178-179 during the year 2013-14. 25 Engineering posts, Discipline-wise, for which recruitment were finalised 180 during the year 2013-14. 26 Scientific and Technical posts, Discipline-wise, for which recruitment were 181 finalised during the year 2013-14. 27 Non-Technical posts, Discipline-wise, for which recruitment were finalised 182 during the year 2013-14. 28 Medical Posts, Discipline-wise, for which recruitment were finalised 183 during the year 2013-14. 29 Details of cases for which suitable candidates could not be found during 184-195 the year 2013-14. 30 Bulk recruitment cases finalised during the year 2013-14. 196-198 31 Statement showing Cadres where no Select List of 2012 in respect of IAS 199 (SCS), IPS & IFoS Cadre and 2013 in respect of IAS (NSCS) was required to be prepared – Nil vacancy/None eligible. 32 Promotion to All India Services – Selection Committee Meetings held 200 during the year 2013-14. 33 Review Meetings held as a result of Court Orders in 2013-14. 201 34 All India Services – Selection Committee Meetings not held during the 202-203 year 2013-14. 35 Ministries/Departments/Union Territories who did not forward the half- 204 yearly returns of ad-hoc appointments made to Group ‘A’ and Group ‘B’ posts/services during the year 2013-14. 36 Ad-hoc appointments to Group ‘A’ and ‘B’ posts/services in the Ministries/ 205-208 Departments which continued beyond a period of one year during the year 2013-14 and reported to the Commission through half-yearly returns. 37 Statement showing Ministry/Department-wise break-up of vacancies 209-210 reserved for Scheduled Castes/Scheduled Tribes officers and the number of Scheduled Castes/Scheduled Tribes officers recommended for appointment against reserved/unreserved vacancies by the Departmental Promotion Committees for the year 2013-14. 38 Recruitment of candidates belonging to Scheduled Castes/Scheduled 211-212 Tribes/Other Backward Classes against vacancies reserved for them on the results of the Examination held/completed in 2013-14. vii Union Public Service Commission Annual Report 2013-14 Appendix Subject Page No. 39 List of posts reserved for Scheduled Castes/Scheduled Tribes/Other 213-214 Backward Classes for which no such candidate applied during the year 2013-14. 40 Number of Scheduled Castes/Scheduled Tribes/Other Backward Classes 215-218 candidates recommended against unreserved vacancies through Direct Recruitment by Selection during the year 2013-14. 41 Disciplinary cases dealt with during the year 2013-14. 219 42 Details of the Advice tendered by the Commission, Ministry-wise, in 220-221 disciplinary cases during the year 2013-14. 43 Number of cases, Ministry-wise, in which offers of appointment to 222-224 recommended candidates were delayed by the Government for more than one year from the date of recommendation (position as on March 31, 2014) 44 Statement showing the number of cases where the Recruitment Rules were 225-229 not notified by the Government and the period of delay (position as on March 31, 2014) 45 Posts/Services excluded from the purview of the Commission since the 230-233 issue of the UPSC (Exemption from Consultation) Regulations, 1958. 46 Cadre and Group-wise strength and detailed break-up of staff strength of 234-238 posts of the Commission 47 Organization Chart of the Commission (as on March 31, 2014) 239-240 48 Representation of Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes & Other Backward 241-242 Classes Employees and Persons with Disabilities. 49 Statement showing the receipts and expenditure of the Commission during 243 the year 2013-14. 50 List of former Chairmen and Members of the Commission. 244-249 viii Union Public Service Commission Annual Report 2013-14 List of Abbreviations Admn. Administration ISS Indian Statistical Service AIS All India Services Lakh A cardinal number = 1,00,000 used as AN Afternoon a unit of measurement APFC Assistant Provident Fund M.A. Master of Arts Commissioner M.C.D. Municipal Corporation of Delhi APR Applicants to Post Ratio M.Com. Master of Commerce B.E. Bachelor of Engineering M.E. Master of Engineering B.Sc.(Engg) Bachelor of Science (Engineering) M.Sc.(Engg) Master of Science (Engineering) B.Tech. Bachelor of Technology M.Tech. Master of Technology CAT Central Administrative Tribunal M/o Ministry of CCS (CCA) Central Civil Services (Classification, Misc. Miscellaneous Rules Control and Appeal) Rules MOS Member of Service CE Chief Engineer MR Ministry Representative CPWD Central Public Works Department NCT National Capital Territory CSSS Central Secretariat Stenographers N.D.M.C. New Delhi Municipal Council Service N.F.S None Found Suitable CVC Central Vigilance Commission No. Number D/o Department of N-SCS Non State Civil Service Deptt. Department OBC Other Backward Class DGE&T Directorate General of Employment & Training OL Official Language DA Disciplinary Authority Recom Recommended DoP&T Department of Personnel & Training Rectt. Recruitment DoT Department of Telecommunication Retd. Retired DPC Departmental Promotion Committee RPR Recommendation to Post Ratio E.P.F.O. Employees’ Provident Fund RS & A Research, Statistics & Analysis Organisation SC Scheduled Caste E.S.I.C. Employees’ State Insurance SCM Selection Committee Meeting Corporation SCRA Special Class Railway Apprentices ER Examination Reforms SCS State Civil Service FN Forenoon SLP Special Leave Petition GEOL Geologists’ Examination SOLCE Section Officers’/ Stenographers’ GM General Manager (Grade ‘B’/ Grade-I) Limited Govt. Government Departmental Competitive Examination Gr. Group ST Scheduled Tribe IAS Indian Administrative Service UD & PA Urban Development & Poverty IES Indian Economic Service Alleviation IFoS Indian Forest Service UR Un-reserved IFS Indian Foreign Service UTs Union Territories IO Inquiry Officer Vig. Vigilance IPoS Indian Postal Service w.e.f.